Hose-reel.



E. ANDERSON.

HOSE REEL.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.13, 1910.

Patented Dec. '12, 1911.

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Be it knowm that I, EDWARD ANDERSON,-

a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomeryand State of Ohio, have"mve nted certain new; and useful Improvements in' Hose-Reels;

and I do declare the following to be a full,

.clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the 10.

art to which ita-ppertains toe-make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to new and usefulimprovementsin hose reels.

- The object of the inventionis to provide a portable hose reel. for reeling the smaller hose, such as is-usedfor sprinkling lawns,

' manner of introducing the water tothe' hose Fig. 2. is, a sectional view of Fig. 1

through the axle of the reel, as hereinafter more particularly described in the specification and set forth in the claim.

'In the accompanying drawing 1 is a front-elevation of the ,reel sliowing the portable frame upon which it is'moimted,

and theinlet ipes or chambers'appearing in section, an which form the axle of the on the line aa. Fig. 3 is an e'nlarged'sectionalview of a portion of the water pipe .and chamber forming the axle of the reel as well as theinlet for the water to the ,hose: l

- In a detailed description of the invention,

similar reference characters indicate cor-- respondingparts.

uponwheels 2 vprovided with an axle 3 which extends from-one side of the frame" to the other. The upper part of the frame .is joined by an endless extension- 4 which forms -a handle portion. The bottom por-p tion of the frame is joined by an extension 5. which .reaches rearwardly and forms a support for the device when stationary.

This frame thus described, is constructed of round iron of suitable diameter to afford the requisite rigidity and. the axle 3 is provided-with bearin'gsfi which have sockets for the reception of the ends of the frame. 1 Of course, it will be readily understood that the frame work of the device might ,be

' varied in many particulars without afiect- The improvements relate tofthe" specific The frame -1--is portable, being mounted EDWARD. annnnson, or narrow, OHIO.

easeme i ueaatrnea meaber is; 1510; searin 911076? ing the essence of the invention which will be presently described; The axleof the reel consists of a Water pipe 7 which extends throughbearings 8 on one side of the frame, and isprovided with the necessary screw threaded .end 9 for connection with .the water pipe through which the supply is obtained. This Water pipe is not illustrated in the drawings nor is any further connection necessary to be illustrated, as-it is obvious that such a connection with 'the waterpipewhich furnishes the supply issimple. The

other end of the axle consists of a member 10 which performs the double. function vof a side bearing and a plug to close one end of awater chamber 11. This plug'axle 10- v specificationot Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 12,1911.

is mounted in a bearing 12'on one side of the frame similar to the bearing 8. The .reel consists of a seriesof radial arms 13 which are united to the axle" pipe 7 and the chamber piece 11 by socket members. 14, and these radial arms 13 are. joined by cross arms 15 which form the portion of the reel upon which the hose .is wound. The-inner end of the axle water pipe 7 is projected 7 into a tubular extension 16' which extends I inwardly from the chamber piece 11,- and the extreme end of said pipe 7 lying within i the chamber piece is fitted with a collar 7- and the-two pieces, to w{it,.the pipe 7 and .the chamber piece 11 are united by a stufling box 17 which snugly-fits over the tubularv "extension 16 and incloses suitable packing.- In'Fig. 3 the cap 17 forming the stuffing box is screwed onto the tubular extension 16. Owing to the rigid collar or enlargement on the inner end of the pipe 7, it becomes necessary to insert said pipe through the chamber piece 11 bypassing it through the opening 18, which is closed by the plug bearing 10, as before stated. This bearing 10 is provided with a screw-threaded portion which enters the aperture 18 and thus closes-the waterchamber as well as forming the bearing for one side of the reel. The I chamber member 11 is provided with an apertured extension19'which receives a nozzle or pipe connection 20 towhich the inner endof the hose is attached. The water entering the axle pipe 7 passes into the chamber of the piece 11 and thence out through the connection 20.

The packing gland 17 is made of extr a length, which allowsthe gland to stand con-' siderable wear, while at the same .timeit permits the reel to rotate freely on the axle.

I claim: v

In a hose reel, the -combination with a portable frame, of a reel mounted within said frame, the pipe 7 and the chamber member 11 being adapted to conduct water to the end of a hose attached to said chamber member, the chamber member 11 having an apertured extension 16 through which the pipe 7 extends, the inner end of said pipebeing provided with a collar '7', a cap 17 fitting over the pipe 7 and the tubular extension 16, and forming a stufling box at the joint between said pipe 7 and chamber member 11, the chamber member 11 having an aperture in its outer end and a plug 10 15 closing said aperture and forming a journal for one end of the reel, the pipe 7 forming the bearing for the other end of the reel, as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- 20 ture, in presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD ANDERSON.

MATTHEW SIEBLER. 

